nova (semi-ia) ౨ৎ˚⟡’s Comments (group member since Apr 06, 2025)

nova (semi-ia) ౨ৎ˚⟡’s comments from the Math Help!! group.

genuinely one of the most diabolical math questions I have ever seen 😔😔 congrats on valedictorian!!

Apple wrote: "your neighbor totoro wrote: "I agree with pierce it’s worded really weirdly!! I’m going to solve it under the assumption that that’s all it is and it’s not about losing money by the hour or somethi..."

oh idk then! i'll try to work backwards from the answer and find the method. quick question, is the problem originally written in a different currency than united states dollars? because that's what i'm solving with but when I look up the problem it autocompletes to a different currency? idk lol

i've found a version of this question where they want a percentage of loss and gain and it equals to around 6%. is there any additional information around that question? or is this a different question than the one it's autocorrecting to (Rs)?

Apple wrote: "Hear me out, as a valedictorian i am not able to solve this and im on the verge of pulling my hair out, so HELP

A girl buys lemons at 4 for $3 and sells them at 5 for $4. How much loss or gain doe..."

answered! i'm assuming you're in some sort of algebra, if you're in algebra 2 or up I might not be solving it right. congratulations on valedictorian btw!!

I agree with pierce it’s worded really weirdly!! I’m going to solve it under the assumption that that’s all it is and it’s not about losing money by the hour or something 😭😭

OPTION ONE
the girl buys lemons at 4:00 and sells them at 5:00
- gains $1
this probably isn’t the answer

OPTION TWO
the girl buys 4 lemons for $3 and sells 5 lemons for $4

to solve this you need to find the unit price for lemons, or what one lemon costs. take number of lemons (4) and divide by price ($3) to get what one lemon costs (1.333 repeating; just say 1.3 tbh)
now that we know the unit price of lemons is $1.30, we can figure out what 5 lemons costs. Simply multiply 1.3 by 5 to get 6.5, which we turn into $6.50. Since 5 lemons are worth $6.50, and the girl is selling them for $4, she loses $2.50.
- loses $2.50

this doesn’t actually account for the fact that she supposedly only bought 4 lemons, but that’s more of a thing with the question not making sense. if you worded it more condensed for Goodreads, I think this is the answer!

hey everyone! i'm in geometry (but I do have friends up to precalc so I got you) so ask me anything! I am chronically on goodreads so i will probably answer your question within the day. so happy to be your second mod! <33

awesome! our cozy little corner fr lol

JustMadelyn wrote: "Congrats!! Your our new MOD!! 🥳"

tysmm!! this is my first time being a mod, i'm so excited!

Name-- Totoro (Ivy/Ivi is also great!)
Age-- sorry I don't put this online :) teenager!
Grade-- same as above! i'm a little paranoid lol. I am in geometry tho if that's relevant
What you will do to help-- I check Goodreads a million times a day and will keep all notifications turned on for this group. I will try my best to show all work and explain carefully, and if within my skill set, I will try to do more research on problems I don't know :)
How can I reach you?-- If my mod application is accepted I plan to have my own topic where you can ask me anything! Private messaging is also fine provided it's just for this group :)
Do you like math-- Yes!! I love solving math problems for fun and helping people!
Will you invite others?-- Funnily enough I just invited about 50 people before I saw this lol, I think this group is such an amazing idea
Do you promise to follow the rules?-- yes!!
Do you promise to help in any way you can?-- yes! so excited to be part of this group <33

hey everyone! happy to be here! i'm totoro and i can help with just about anything! i'm also always on goodreads so shoot me a message if you need anything quickly.
right now i'm in geometry learning sine, cosine, and tangent :)
also wanted to say this group is so innovative and i'm happy to have found it!!